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Three friends and one brilliant idea of how to drastically reduce return shipments of web shops
Type: CommunityPublication date: 12/22/2022Three alumni friends start a company together: “With our startup SizeBuddy, we want to help the smaller companies reducing their costs and doing business in a more sustainable way”.
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Transparency about ESG: Telling an honest story about sustainability
Type: ResearchPublication date: 12/20/2022Major social issues continue to have an increasing impact, also on the business community. And these issues increasingly require corporate involvement. Remko Renes (member of the Nyenrode Corporate Governance Institute) and Auke de Bos (associated with the EUR and EY) elaborate on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors. They think about the meaning and the importance of ESG, and the influence of this topic’s focus and transparency on organizations and directors and the roles of supervisors and audits. Based on their insights, they give recommendations to directors, supervisory directors, advisers and accountants.
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Collaboration as a strategic asset
Type: ResearchPublication date: 12/20/2022The better organizations work together, the better the performance. That sounds like pushing at an open door, yet the importance of working together is often underestimated. What are the success factors play an important part in good collaboration? How do you make working together more efficient and effective? Jeroen van der Velden, Associate Professor of Strategy Alignment and director of the Nyenrode Faculty Expertise Center Strategy, Organization & Leadership at Nyenrode Business University can, after more than 25 years of research and consulting work, provide the answers to these questions in great detail.
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Keuzegids: Nyenrode‘s BSc in Business Administration awarded for best education program in the International Business category again
Type: EducationPublication date: 12/20/2022Just like the last three years, Nyenrode’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BScBA) program has once again been selected by Keuzegids Universiteiten (Resource Guide Universities) as best education program in the Netherlands in the International Business category. In addition, the BScBA is awarded a shared third place as one of the five top programs in the Netherlands. Students rated the professional career preparation ‘excellent’, and they are positive about the didactic skills, guidance and involvement of lecturers and professors.
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Ronald Jeurissen, 25 years of ethical growth
Type: CommunityPublication date: 12/13/2022Ronald Jeurissen looks back on 25 years Nyenrode: “My first day was hilarious. In the first hour I managed to get into a tiff, twice, and my career at Nyenrode hadn’t even started yet”.
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Stefanie Beninger on resilience: stabilize, adjust, or transform?
Type: ResearchPublication date: 12/11/2022Nyenrode Business University recently hosted the fourth edition of the Radical Thinkers Series. In the series, scientists talk about their research and their “radically” different way of thinking.
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Why the social duty of care for companies must be regulated by law
Type: ResearchPublication date: 12/8/2022It is taking too long for companies to put well-being before profit. That is why a social duty of care must be enshrined in law. This is what Leen Paape says in his farewell speech as Professor of Corporate Governance at Nyenrode.
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TEDxNyenrodeUniversity Think Upside Down 2023
Type: CommunityPublication date: 12/8/2022In the dynamics of today's and tomorrow's world, rethinking is crucial. The biggest mistake people make is thinking the world is static. On Thursday, February 2, 2023 it's time for TEDxNyenrodeUniversity. During this event, with the theme Think Upside Down, various speakers share their stories with the audience. This TEDx is organized by strategy and innovation agency Stay Future Proof and Nyenrode Business University.
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Breaking routines within your organization requires guts, playfulness as well as reflection
Type: ResearchPublication date: 12/2/2022Changing to a more sustainable or more social organization means changing existing patterns. And to be able to do so, you need to address three challenges: giving meaning to what you want to do, learning how to do it, and creating space to eliminate resistance. This is according to research conducted by Irene Jonkers, who is receiving her PhD at Nyenrode Business University today. 'If you understand the three challenges, the process becomes more manageable and also more fun,' Jonkers said.
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“When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag”
Type: CommunityPublication date: 11/29/2022After a year of festivities, Nyenrode Business University officially concluded its lustrum year, during its 76th anniversary. Prof. Désirée van Gorp presented an honorary doctorate to Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General World Trade Organization (WTO).
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Seven competences of ESG leaders
Type: EducationPublication date: 11/24/2022Successfully implementing ESG within organizations requires leadership. But what competences does a leader need to have in order to successfully implement ESG?
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Circular beanies: closing the circle at Nyenrode
Type: ResearchPublication date: 11/21/2022Anyone who thought that Nyenrode Business University focuses purely on education and research is wrong; in fact, the university also sells circular beanies made of recycled cotton from worn clothing. By investing in a student idea, the university is doing its part to make the textile industry more sustainable.
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ESG as a compass for future-proof leadership
Type: EducationPublication date: 11/18/2022How do organizations become stronger and more future-proof? The ESG Innovation Institute - a collaboration between Nyenrode Business University and KPMG - deals with this question every day.
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Nyenrode New Business School Alumni Party 2022
Type: CommunityPublication date: 11/16/2022On the 22nd of October 2022, the Nyenrode New Business School (NNBS) Alumni Party 2022 took place at Nyenrode’s premises on the Keizersgracht in Amsterdam.
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Sustainability policy must move from intention to action
Type: EducationPublication date: 11/9/2022Sustainable transformation of organisations first of all requires transformation of leaders themselves, as emerged during the first meeting of the recently established ESG Innovation Institute, a joint initiative of Nyenrode Business University and KPMG to assist directors, supervisory directors and professionals in the field of sustainability.
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Jaap Schaveling, 25 years of cooperation
Type: CommunityPublication date: 10/27/2022"The reason to apply for a position at Nyenrode 25 years ago? The combination of teaching executives and the uniquely beautiful estate!" Speaking is Jaap Schaveling, Professor of Cooperation and Leadership at Nyenrode Business University.
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Diversity brings prosperity to all
Type: EducationPublication date: 10/24/2022“More than a quarter of all employees across the Netherlands experience discrimination. Consequently, neither employees nor organisations flourish. You miss out on significant opportunities, and lose out socially and financially. Diversity brings prosperity to all.” This argument was presented by Ruben Brave, keynote speaker and serial tech entrepreneur on 4 October 2022 during the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion seminar at Nyenrode Business University.
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We urgently need to understand the impact of new economic powers
Type: ResearchPublication date: 10/11/2022"Do not underestimate the impact of China and other emerging economies on trade and investment flows." So argues Professor of International Economics at Nyenrode Business University Haico Ebbers.
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